<p>Hi everyone, I am an international student from China who is currently studying at a prep school in New York. As a senior right now, I am considering applying for universities at UK because of the costs and their great academics.</p>
<p>Here are my info:</p>
<p>SAT: 2090 (superscored; cr640,wr710,m740; not high enough cuz I did not prepare for it at all.)
TOEFL: 110
SAT2: 780 in physics
APs: Calculus AB(5), Micro-economics(5, self-studied), Macro-ecnomics(5,self-studied), Comparative politics(5,self-studied), European History(5), Environmental Science(5), Statistics(5), PhysicsB(5)
GPA: sophmore:4.0(unweighted), 4.25(weighted); junior: 4.0(unweighted), 4.33(weighted)
ECs: One of the prefects(highest rank of student leadership) at my school; used to be admission co-president; intern at local Democratic Committee; intern at a info company in China; Dorm council; English tutor at my community back in China
Recommendation letter: I got a very strong recommendation letter from my AP Euro and philosphy teacher who is a PHD; also got a very strong recommendation letter from my bio and faith&culture teacher, I suppose that he is a renowned teacher in his field(biology)cuz he is a table leader in the annual AP bio grading. </p>
<p>The universities that I am applying for are:
1. St. Andrews(1st choice economics and international relation; 2nd choice ecnomics and management), applying through Common App
2. KCL: politics of international economy; applying through Common App
3. University of Edinburgh: Politics and Economic & Social History; Law and Social Policy
4. UCL: Law
5. LSE: Politics and Philosophy
6: The University of Manchester: International Business, Finance and Economics</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting into those universities (conditional or unconditional or rej)? My SAT scores are not that good but I got good grades on APs. I heard that UK schools really care about AP scores, is that true? Will my SAT scores negatively affect my chance of being accepted? </p>
<p>Thank you very much for your help!</p>
<p>Yes, UK schools mostly care about your AP scores so you’re all good overall.
However, since you’re studying in the US, I assume you’re also applying to American universities too?
BTW, your SAT is fine. If you apply to national universities or LACS ranked 20+ there shouldn’t be a problem at all, and if you’re full pay you should get into LOTS of schools.</p>
<p>Hi, I agree that your AP grades mean you’ve got a very good chance of getting into one of your top 5 . St Andrews tends to have the lowest grade requirements on your list. Plus, as MYOS1634 says, being a full paying international, you’re a walking honey pot to cash starved departments. You won’t be subject to the same restriction of class numbers that UK students have going against them. </p>
<p>Your GPA is of less importance that your APs. And extracurricular stuff doesn’t really matter unless it’s linked to your course or you need to show that you’re well rounded. </p>
<p>The letter of recommendation in paper form won’t be of much use to universities where you need to apply via UCAS- the standard UK common application system. They require your teacher to insert it into your UCAS application online. It used to be just one teachers report that you need.</p>
<p>SATs aren’t that important, true. But if you can afford it, you might want to resit them again, as insurance incase your plans change in the near future.</p>
<p>Very best wishes. I can’t see why you won’t be here in the UK this time next year :)</p>
<p>Forgot to say there’s two things I wondered.</p>
<p>You haven’t picked the same course subject (major) at each university. The universities may question your dedication unless you can explain this this via your application (via UCAS).</p>
<p>Also, do you realise the Law degrees at Edinburgh and UCL will be about the national legal system, not ‘law’ in a general or international sense? In Edinburgh, the course will be Scots Law, unless its specifically for English law. These are two very different legal systems. And it’s very difficult to get your LLb in one country and re-study to do training in the other. The UCL law course will be in English law.</p>